New Jersey Fall Trip - Part 2

New Jersey - Pennsylvania Day Trip

One day during my visit Stacie and Haley took me to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania state line where we walked around two really nice old towns on the Delaware River. It turned out to be another beautiful Fall day.

Feeding the ducks in Pennsylvania and then me standing in New Jersey while Haley sits in Pennsylvania

While we had a nice lunch sitting out by the river you can see that we had an unwelcome lunch companion. He loved the catsup apparently. Of course what day trip to a new place would be complete without a stop at a local independent bookstore? My only regret was that I didn't bring running clothes so that I could run on the canal trails in both states. 

I'm always so impressed with how much time Tom and Stacie make to spend with the kids. There isn't a day that passes that they don't make the time to read with them, do crafts, play games and so on. I'm sure some reading this would say, "that's what parents do". My response to that is no, that's what parents should do and all to often don't. I know they are both much better parents than I was and anyone with kids would do well to learn just by watching them parent their children. Perfect? Nope. Who is? But outstanding parents? Absolutely without reservation. I'm proud to call them my daughter and son in law. As well as friends.

I really feel Blessed to be able to spend time at least a couple of times a year with them. I didn't spend very much time with my grandparents growing up and while I do have some good memories I wish that I had more. Most of the time we lived on the west coast while they all lived in New England. The kids will definitely have more memories of time with all four of their grandparents than many people do and hopefully they will be a lot of good memories.

I'm already looking forward to a trip back in the Spring.